The Office for National Statistics has published new GDP data this morning. As they put it: Main points In the three months to October 2025,
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A while ago, I was asked to add an entry to this blog’s glossary explaining what a theory is, the goal being to clarify why
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As if to prove that everyone in the media spends half their lives looking at data, The National sent me a summary of my most-read
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The World Inequality Report 2026 opens with a sentence that should trouble anyone who cares about democracy or economic justice: Inequality is a political choice.
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Most people believe the national debt is a danger to our economy. In this video, I explain why that story is wrong. National debt isn’t
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Why do we need a politics of care? This is why we do: More than one in 20 people are homeless in parts of London,
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I had some plans for posting this morning, but after three days of far too little sleep because of the impact of a cold or
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What can ordinary people do if the financial crash many economists fear is coming? In this video, I explain some practical, calm, and sensible steps
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I did a video yesterday on campaigning and why most of it is just moaning. I put up a poll on YouTube asking why most campaigns fail.
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